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The focus of this article is to outline the steps for installing Moodle 2.3.2. The setup is relatively simple and similar to other Open Source Read More >

The previous article in the Getting Started with Moodle course explained the process for resetting the Moodle username and password in the Moodle dashboard. In Read More >

Once you have a firm grasp of previous article Changing the Course defaults in Moodle, the courses can be organized according to categories. This tutorial Read More >

The previous article explained How to create and edit categories in Moodle. When setting up courses, its a good idea to set them to specific Read More >

Now that course settings are understood from the last tutorial What are the Moodle Course settings?, learning how to back up Moodle is the next Read More >

When creating a new course in Moodle, one of the options you will need to configure is the course’s format. The course format helps to Read More >

The previous article explained the Moodle Course Formats. Once the basic course set up is completed, the sections within the course will need to be Read More >

Before starting on the Activities and Resources for the Moodle Courses, please be sure to review the previous section on Creating Courses in Moodle. Activities Read More >

Now that the Activity or Resource Overview was reviewed, the Assignment Module will be the next step in setting up the Moodle 2.3 courses. The Read More >

The last tutorial covered How do I add an Assignment to a Course. This article will focus on adding Lessons to a course section. Adding Read More >

Once the Lesson module is added to the Course Section, the Lesson can have content added to it. For more information on the Lesson module, Read More >

Now that the Adding a content page in the Moodle Lesson module is understood, the Add a Question Page in the Lesson module can be Read More >

Now that the courses can have questions added to the Lesson module in Moodle from the previous tutorial, a Glossary may be needed for giving Read More >

Other nice features built into Moodle are the resource modules. The resource modules allow the administrator to upload or create materials, within the Moodle Course. Read More >

The previous tutorial explained Labeling Activities and Resources with the label Module in Moodle. This article will explain how to add a resource page to Read More >

Now that Making pages for courses with the page module in Moodle was discussed, creating an External link in the Course section with the URL Read More >

While maintaining users in Moodle, there are times when the administrator will need to submit a bulk request across all users. For example, if a Read More >

Now that the Categories can be created and edited, there may be an occasion when a category needs to be deleted or removed. The last Read More >

After adding an activity or resource to a course in Moodle, new users can be set up for accessing the Moodle site. The most important Read More >

When Creating users in Moodle, the field categories available may not contain the fields needed for the users or students in the Course. For example, Read More >

Cohorts, in Moodle, are a group of users that are of the same demographic or have a relation ship to each other in the Course. Read More >

Once the users are set up in Moodle, the administrator may need to view certain users in the database. The Browse list of users in Read More >

User data can be imported into Moodle 2.3 using the Upload Users feature in the Moodle Site administrator section. This option is good and can Read More >

In this article, exporting and downloading the user data from Moodle 2.3 will be discussed. Saving user data from Moodle is done with the Bulk Read More >

When first setting up the Moodle site, the administrator will want to edit the Home page or Front Page to display the correct Course information. Read More >

The Moodle Question bank is a feature in Moodle 2.3 that allows the administrator to add new questions, edit existing questions, and import / export Read More >

Users can edit their profiles within the My profile settings of the Settings section in Moodle 2.3. The User profile can be customized and fine Read More >

Moodle 2.3 has the capability to message users when certain actions occur on the site. For example, if the a student misses a quiz, Moodle Read More >

In the previous tutorial, we learned about Defining Roles in Moodle. Once roles are defined, the users can be set to those specific roles. In Read More >

When creating questions, the Moodle Question Bank has the ability to create categories for maintaining groups of questions. Each category is contained in parent and Read More >

The first option in the Moodle Question Bank is the Calculated question. The calculated question allows the teacher to create mathematical questions. These can have Read More >

In the Moodle 2.3 Question Bank, Calculated questions can be set up as multichoice questions. For more information on setting up a Calculated Question click Read More >

In the previous tutorial in on Inserting a Calculated question in the Moodle Question Bank, there was a setting called Tolerance. The Tolerance of a Read More >

When creating Calculated and Calculated mutichoice questions in the Moodle 2.3 Question Bank, Wildcards and Datasets can be created for randomizing the question answers. For Read More >

Creating calculated questions in Moodle 2.3 can be quicker using the Calculated Simple question type in the Moodle Question Bank. If you have not reviewed Read More >

When setting up questions in Moodle 2.3, there arises the need to create Essay questions in the Moodle Question Bank. Essay type questions allow the Read More >

Continuing the course on the Moodle 2.3 Question bank, the next type of question will be the Matching Question. The Matching Question is a nice Read More >

While Moodle offers many different resources for course assessments, one of the most common is the Multiple Choice Question. These questions can be placed in Read More >

The Moodle 2.3 Question Bank has the capability of creating Numeric questions that can be correct when the student answers the question within a certain Read More >

Another type of question that is useful for teachers in the Moodle 2.3 Question bank is the Short Answer question. Short answer questions can include Read More >

The previous article in the Moodle 2.3 Question bank course set up a Short answer question. In this article, a True/False question will be added Read More >

Now that the Moodle 2.3 Question Bank is populated with questions, it is a good time to learn how to Import and Export them. Moodle Read More >

In the previous article, we learned How to add the Quiz Module in Moodle. Once the Quiz module is added, questions will need to be Read More >

In Moodle 2.3, the Grades and Reports settings can be customized to display uniquely according to the teacher specifications. Grades are the measurement of the Read More >

When students take quizzes in Moodle 2.3, the teacher can check the progress of the student activities by checking the Grades in the Course administration. Read More >

When students view the User Report in Moodle 2.3, there are default options that are set when displaying the User Report. Moodle has the capability Read More >

The previous article on Viewing the Moodle Grader report or Gradebook in the Quiz administration was about the Site Administrators view of the Grade report. Read More >

In the previous Moodle 2.3 tutorial, we discussed Changing the Course Grade Settings for the User Report in Moodle. Now that the User Report can Read More >

As students take quizzes in the Moodle courses, occasionally the teacher may need to change a students grade. In some cases, the student may successfully Read More >

Previously we learned about changing grades manually in the Moodle grade report. Now we will change the default Grade letters set in Moodle 2.3. Occasionally, Read More >

Previously we discussed Manually changing a grade in the Moodle Grader report. In this tutorial, a Grade Scale will created for giving personal feedback when Read More >

After learning about Moodle Blocks, the administrator may want to customize the appearance of the calendar block. Because each school will have different Calendars, Moodle Read More >

When courses are created in Moodle 2.3, the very first section in the course is the News Forum. The News Forum is a good way Read More >

The previous article discussed How to edit the News Forum in a Moodle 2.3 Course. Once the News Forum is set up, the forum will Read More >

An important part of instructing students in Moodle 2.3 is allowing discussions within the course sections. The Forum module in the Add activity and resources Read More >

When navigating through the Moodle 2.3 site, the left navigation tree can be a bit annoying when it keeps expanding out every time the site Read More >

Another aspect of changing the appearance of Moodle is the ability to change Moodle logo and footer page elements. Not all themes have the same Read More >

If for whatever reason the pre-installed themes that come with Moodle are not suitable for your purpose, Moodle 2.3 themes can be installed manually. There Read More >

Moodle 2.3 has the ability to add blocks and remove blocks from the sidebar navigation. This is useful for customizing the appearance of the Moodle Read More >

When setting up courses in Moodle 2.3, Teachers can set the Course defaults for their courses to a specific configuration. This allows the teacher to Read More >

The RSS feed capability in Moodle 2.3 is a great addition to the sites navigation. In Moodle 2.3, RSS feeds can be configured in the Read More >

Now that we can Add a Remote RSS Feed block in Moodle, lets try adding a Comments block. The Moodle 2.3 Comments block is a Read More >

When adding blocks throughout a Moodle site, occasionally a block may need to be removed completely throughout the entire site. The Manage blocks section within Read More >

Moodle 2.3 has the capability of enabling, disabling, installing and uninstalling plugins that are used for the Moodle site to function. Plugins are used in Read More >

When managing plugins on a Moodle 2.3 site, there may be a need to completely remove a plugin from the Moodle site. This is necessary Read More >

Another feature in the Moodle 2..3 plugins is the Enrollment plugin. The Enrollment plugin allows the administrator to enable or disable, edit the settings, or Read More >

In most Moodle themes, the Moodle logo is shown at the bottom of each page, also known as the footer section. When making a Moodle Read More >

When Moodle is initially installed, the language will be set to the one specified in the installation steps. Many educational institutions offer multilingual capabilities for Read More >

Moodle 2.3 has the capability of not only editing the Frontpage with a WYSIWYG editor, but adding code to the page itself. The WYSIWYG editor Read More >

When loging into Moodle by default, the login information is transmitted over an HTTP connection. HTTP connections are not secure connections and a perpetrator could Read More >

When administrating a Moodle site, it is important to set your Moodle to scan file uploads for viruses before they are accepted to the server. Read More >

Occasionally, an administrator may want to change the font used on their website to incorporate their school, college or other educational facilities font for uniformity. Read More >

By default, Moodle 2.3 will show courses and categories on the Front page. This can be removed to display the home page as a website, Read More >

In Moodle 2.3, there is a Guest user that can access certain areas of the site, even though they are not enrolled in a course. Read More >

When using a theme that does not have theme editing options, you can edit the theme code and change Moodle logos within the theme itself. Read More >

When you set up your Moodle site for your students, you may want to customize the My Moodle Home page to show only what you Read More >

Moodle does not have a built in slider available in the Moodle plugins, so, in order to add a slider, you will need to code Read More >

Moodle allows you to insert media files like sound (MP3), video (MP4), or an applet (java) into the courses or pages. Media files can be Read More >

Moodle has the capability of making your own custom reports without having to know SQL and to customize it yourself. The make your own custom Read More >

After you install the Moodle Configurable Report Block, you will need to create your custom report. The steps below explain how to set up a Read More >

Moodle continually updates its software versions as a continued effort to bring the best and most secure version of Moodle. When a new version comes Read More >